Helen Varcoe

Helen Gradwell Varcoe (18 February 1907 – 7 May 1995), later known by her married name Helen Nicholls, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.^[1] Varcoe won a bronze medal swimming the anchor leg for the British women's team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joyce Cooper, Valerie Davies and Edna Hughes.^[1][2] The British women finished third with a time of 4:52.4, behind the Americans (4:38.0) and Dutch (4:47.5), and ahead of the Canadians (5:05.7).^[3]

Helen Varcoe

Personal information
Full name	Helen Gradwell Varcoe
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1907-02-18)18 February 1907 Croydon, England
Died	7 May 1995(1995-05-07) (aged 88) Truro, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle

Varcoe was born in Croydon, London, and died in Truro, Cornwall.^[1][4]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)